The Lost Lowdown

Vince

Through the Looking Glass & LOST: The Answers Sweet! - the longest LLD podcast of the rewatch/commentary era! I'm loving the Justin's flashback segment, hearing old theories in new light, etc. Interesting hypothesis on Locke's paralysis being psychological. That's the closest I've heard to a satisf...

Vince

Hey Guys - Yeah, I like the Magic Eye analogy. Instead of your eyes, though, to get the "magic" of LOST you need to unfocus your mind! ;p As far as the writerly responses C&D would give re/ answered:unanswered ratio, David Chase said similar things about Sopranos (the Russian, the bear). From person...

Vince

The Man Behind the Curtain You guys have gone mega-meta with this Inception-esque, multi-level, interpretive microcosmic relativity, through the fourth wall and deep into the our own collective and individual subconscious. I like the new cabin interpretation - that Ben was just bullshitting his way...

Vince

The Brig I love Justin's LLD Flashback segment. Hearing where your guys heads were at way back on first watch is a lot of fun. This ep is definitely in my top 5. I still get chills just thinking about it, the poetic confluence of Locke, Sawyer, & Cooper. I binge-watched the first three seasons and ...

Vince

DOC Another Sun & Jen episode! Hooray for the return of Jen :) This is the episode that put Sun on my shit list. I understand she's put in a tough position by Jin's blackmailing, prostitute mom but Sun's essentially robbing Peter to pay Paul (this post gave me cause to use the internet to make sure...

Vince

Catch 22 Wow, I don't think I've ever heard a character's stock plummet so rapidly as Desmond's did with you two over the course of this episode. I knew Justin hated The Constant! (jk) I guess Des is flawed, like everyone else, but the accent, the rugged good looks, and the love story all buy him a...

Vince

One of Us I'm starting to buy the idea that when young Ben was brought back to life that it was a parallel to what happened to Sayid. That would explain Ben's fundamentally evil nature. Obviously, very different symptoms from Sayid but the show's certainly not known for consistency. So, yeah, Sawye...

Vince

Left Behind There's only one thing you need to remember from this ep - Kate & Juliet's handcuffed mud fight. I guess this is the closest we get to Smokey scanning people in a similar way to his scan of Eko. Wish they would have done more with that. Also, I hadn't given much consideration tot the po...

Vince

Bonus Podcast

Locke, the unwitting bad guy - very interesting theory. I can't wait until you hit D&C w/ that one in the LLD interview of D&C...

Vince

Expose The Nicki & Paolo Lick Everything Tour. One unassailable part of this ep = Billy Dee Williams! I'd like to think it was this ep that really elevated "Razzle Dazzle" from an underground counter-culture expression to the ubiquitous linguistic philisophical cornerstone that it is today ;) The f...

Vince

The Man from Tallahassee C: Locke's got legs! J: And he knows how to use them :D "Ben-anigans" :D (although I also like bananagans) Agree w/ your assessment that Locke has a sadistic story arc. I think it was Claude who said something like the only thing they didn't do was put him in a Human Centip...

Vince

(holy schnikes, you guys are on a hot streak! I gotta keep up...) Par Avion Yes, the French title - not sure if you mentioned, but Claude is a pretty French soundin' name..and Justin sounds pretty legit in a French accent... The fact that the title 'Air Mail' makes you think of 'Air Bud' is hilariou...

Vince

Enter 77 Given Locke's chess playing, I think it's worth recalling the flashback to his toy store phase - he loves games (mousetrap, backgammon, etc.). I'll propose that The Others/Ben knew this from reading his file ;) and set the chess up as a trap (is he a mouse?). John also has a well known pro...

Vince

Tricia Tanaka is Dead Thank you for clarifying this episode's odd concurrent timeline with Numbers. Most importantly, I'm glad you and the show were able to remind me that this is the episode with Sawyer stepping on the dart! Do we all remember the ridiculous speculation that this injury might beco...

Vince

Whoa! - a quintuple dose of LLD :) Tempted to tear through them but might spread out... Anyway - Stranger in a Strange Land Pretty bad episode. Too bad you guys weren't in the writers' room with your ideas on how to make it better. The Ursa Theodoris that Carl mentioned is a terrible pun - Teddy Bea...

Vince

Flashes Before Your Eyes 'Des-ja vu' had to have been a working title at some point - I think you guys nailed it! Overall, I like the episode, even if it introduces lots of new time travelly complications. One of the things I appreciate most is the concept of 'consciousness time traveling,' since I...

Vince

Not in Portland Good to have you guys back. You were missed. However, it was an appropriate parallel to the gap between 'I Do' and this one. I haven't got too much to say on this one. Definitely a solid Juliette ep. I'm shocked that in this rewatch you haven't yet, to my recollection, made mention ...

Vince

The Cost of Living & I Do WOW - 558 hrs 47 min of LLD! (and counting...) Happy 10 yrs to LOST!! I hope you guys are making a list of all the right questions for D&C - would love to hear it happen. My mind boggles at the possible length of a podcast made up of Claude, Justin, Damon, & Carlton discus...

Vince

(OK, 2 down..) Further Instructions & Every Man... Polar bear = smoke monster? - love it. In rewatching season one I loved the idea that Man in Black was Locke from the "I saw into the eye of the Island' moment - it really works, as you've both commented (at least during the Boone hallucination epis...

Vince

C&J, Just dropping a line to say it's been a busy autumn and I've been scolding myself for not making time for the LLD bonanza you dropped TWO MONTHS AGO! Apologies. At long last I started #133 (Further Instructions) today. Full thoughts to come (on it and the rest) but, for now, since you mentioned...

Vince

The Glass Ballerina First off, genius insight from you guys - we are all trapped on The Island by watching and struggling to interpret this show repetitively :D One could also make a purgatory connection if they were so inclined... I like the suggestion that the show is just unsatisfying enough to ...

Vince

Hey C&J, Sorry it's taken me a while to comment (busy, busy). Anyway, the last three podcasts ('?,' 'Three Minutes,' & 'Live Together, Die Alone') have been stellar - old school, multi-hour delights, with excellent discussion and actual new & interesting theories. I would call it a Lost Lowdown Rena...

Vince

Hey Guys - Awesome couple o' podcasts! Lost Writers Guide review = 4 1/2 hours = longest LLD since 'The End' = Old School :) :) :) I had no idea the document existed so I definitely appreciate you guys sharing and digging in with excessive thoroughness, as is the LLD tradition. Hands-down highlight ...

Vince

S.O.S. Save Our Show, according to Claude :D Other possibilities: Secrets Of Swan? Shepherd Operates Spines? Shannon's Off-putting Sass? Sayid Opines Sullenly? Sawyer's Over-priced Swag? Smoke-monster Orchestrated Sickness? Sydney Or Suck-it? Sun Ostracizes Squirrel-baby? Savor Our Speculation? Sol...

Vince

Happy New Year! I'm very happy to have new LLD (though I've been a little behind). Lockdown & Dave I really appreciated your opening reflections on the birth of the podcast. Once I got into LOST you guys were exactly what I was looking for. Thank you (for the hundredth time)! As for the 'Lockdown,' ...

Vince

The Whole Truth Bottom line for me - Sun always has and always will suck. Too bad you went the whole episode without using one of Justin's favorite terms - "preggers" ;) Of course it's totally obvious that Michael's the father :D I'm pretty sure this episode's scene of Sun running into a tree got cu...

Vince

So you guys are angling to be the last LOST podcast standing, eh? Well you've covered 40 episodes in about 3 years and 3 months so that's puts us on pace to wrap it up right around 2020! I'm with ya all the way, buddies :) One of Them I love the fact that you guys basically started with a 20 minute ...

Vince

Hunting Party Nice theory that Tom aging was too quickly, hence the appearance/continuity issues. 'The Father’s Bill of Rights' - HA! absolutely perfect & hilarious. Loved the classic Walt/Locke slip from Claude. You guys may have finally overdid the F(ake-_)____ schtick: Fation, Fomputer, Fichael....

Vince

'What Kate Did' So maybe all horses everywhere are smoke monsters. Or maybe the horse is the spirit of Shannon. Or the horse's spirit is trapped on The Island because he was an accomplice to Kate in the murder of Wayne. Therefore he's part of The Whispers, and so making him the Horse Whisperer :). O...

Vince

For once my schedule was keeping me from getting to LLD :( But now I’ve had a chance to catch up :) Switzerland?! For two years?!?! That is exciting, as is the apparent advent of LLD 2.0. I’m proud to be one of your faithful dozens of remaining listeners ;) (FYI - the ep. audio was a bit out of sync...

Vince

The first “Death Picnic” – ha! I was not a big Shannon fan so I was totally fine with her being killed off. However, I’m sure we’ll all lovingly remember her for her ongoing love for and talent in dancing, which was so thoroughly woven into her character throughout the series ;) Ah, the maddening We...

Vince

Dot Dot Dot and Found Wow, pretty slow ep. I don't mind Sun & Jin character development but man there is little else in this one. I think Kate's eagerness about the messages from the bottle was anxiety that someone might have ratted her out (although that's just my recollection spurred by listening ...

Vince

Yay! Claude & Justin are back (and in the same room) :) I was really missin' ya. Nice 'Everybody Hates Hugo' podcast. I like the idea that Hurley's opening dream is Man In Black related, although I have no idea as to why that would be the case... Thanks for adding the mystery of Charlie's alleged $9...

Vince

A PhD, eh? well, I guess that takes slight priority over LOST commentary... 'Orientation' - a classic :) I agree that the back-story is not the greatest complement to the on-Island story. However, just getting to the orientatin film itslef is rewarding enough! Lots of good tangents in the pre- and p...

Vince

Hooray! Claude & Justin return with The Lowdown :) :) :) Good podcast, guys, a very appropriate 108. I had no idea this one was originally supposed to be a Sawyer flashback. Thanks for that trivia. I love the speculation that Christian forged Jack's entire career, to the point that Jack considers cl...

Vince

34 days in the desert with no Lowdown...so, thirsty...thirsty for commentary...starting to hallucinate...my spreadsheets are all Numbers and I've no one to make sense of it all for me...we need Claude & Justin...

Vince

Hooray! Season 2 (my personal fav) commentary has begun! Yes, you can get a 'Hatch Hatch!' It's interesting to keep in mind that (we later find out) that just moments before Jack met Desmond on the stadium steps Penny had finally tracked down Des ("with enough time and money...") for the first time ...

Vince

Claude & Justin - Fun stuff to wrap up the season one commentary podcasts. That scene where Sawyer tells Jack about meeting Christian is really fantastic. It may be too lenient but I could almost accept a case from Damon & Carlton that that scene is all the resolution that Jack needs regarding his f...

Vince

C&J - Nice podcast on everybody's favorite the LOST episode 'Sides' :D I love it when we can cite Candidate death-immunity in the face of first season peril (before Damon and Carlton probably ever even conceived of it). I think we'll be hearing more of that... I did find Walt's speculation about sha...

Vince

Nice job on 'Do No Harm,' C&J! Here's my rambling reactions: Jack's biology training in terms of Italian food was hilarious. Nice connection to his piano playing later in the series. "Budding LeFleur" - HA! It was nice to hear one ofthe classic LOST "Breathe!" instances :) In general I was OK with S...

Vince

C&J - I was gonna give you until 9/22 to before harassing you guys to come back but you beat me to it! Great to hear Claude & Justin again. Good episode, good podcast. Jen was, again, on fire w/ wit in the guest role. Post-LOST cynicism on everybody's part seems to have become a battle-humor standar...

Vince

Claude & Justin - Have you guys got on the 'Breaking Bad' train yet? Fourth season just started last night. I think you would make great Mr. Podcast material of it...

Vince

Hey Y'all - #100 was great! I really enjoyed the live chat during the podcast. I'm already missing C&J on this summer hiatus :( I can't wait any longer so I'm picking up where we left off and watching Deus Ex Machina on this restless Thursday afternoon. Here's my notes to whet your appetites and tem...

Vince

Looking forward to it :) Gonna do my best to be there live on Saturday. Happy 100th LLD!!!

Vince

...In Translation

It was nice to hear Jen again. I like this Sun & Jin episode :) Next podcast = #100!!!!!!!

Vince

Outlaws Wow, I did not expect Claude & Justin's Philosophy Lowdown! Well, my short answer is that I'd rather be 815'd than 316'd. On the question of suffering I'd like to cite this season 5 conversation: SAWYER: … That light in the sky–it was from the Hatch, wasn’t it? LOCKE: The night that Boone d...

Vince

Homecoming Great Green Room, guys! So the idea of Locke as the leader of The Others was ostensibly created in a loop . On the Official Podcast D&C stated definite intention regarding the compass's existence in a loop . It seems that you guys had to have covered this at some point but it dawned on m...

Vince

'Heart and Minds' I really liked the two new theories about Boone's experience. I'd like to think that Shannon really was the Smoke Monster when Boone encountered her because it really is a remarkable similarity to Richard's experience with Isabella. However, since it violates the person-has-to-be-d...

Vince

'Whatever the Case May Be' - Yeah, I don't much care for this backstory, or most of Kate's really. I agree she's pretty boring. It's odd, too, considering Jack was supposed to die in the pilot and she was going to be the "main" character. What were they thinking? I wonder if some of Jack's traits we...

Vince

Big smiles on 'All the Best Cowboys...' commentary. 'Yay!' for the Green Room. It could be a regular feature... I like the idea of Island-Magic-Grow-Walt. It's no less plausible than other stuff. Here's a thought about the 'Quarantine' stencil on the inside of the Swan hatch (and yes I mean hatch, n...

Search found 225 matches